Latest 'stuff'

We're Fixing Our Own Website. Here's What's Actually Happening

We audited our own site. Now we're fixing it. Mobile performance: 42 to 91. Here's what we did, what hit a wall, and what's still to come.

WordPress 7.0 Just Dropped - Here's What You Need to Know (And Do)

WordPress 7.0 is a big one - and if you're not a developer, that email in your inbox might be making you nervous. Here's what the update actually means, what you need to do before touching anything, and why Friday is never the right day for this.

We Audited Our Own Website. Here's What We Found.

A few weeks ago, we published a piece asking whether your website is working hard enough for today's internet. Since then, a number of people have come back with a version of the same question: what does one of these reports actually look like?

Oh, Sh*t. Website disaster. Now what?

Don't let a "Friday night disaster" or a hacked homepage ruin your week. MD Jilly Cross discusses digital emergencies, from establishing a single source of truth to mastering the art of the "plain English" post-mortem. Learn how to keep your cool, keep your users informed, and get back online faster.

Your website might be "good". But that might be the problem...

Search has changed. AI has changed it further. Most websites haven't kept up. We're currently helping clients audit exactly where theirs are leaving value on the table - and what to do about it.

We Made the Final Round. We Didn't Win. Here's Everything We Did Anyway

We made it to the final round of a competitive tender for a fabulous membership organisation. Our proposal was good. Someone else's was better. Here's the thinking, the technical architecture, and the approach we'd bring to any organisation with the same problem.

They Didn't Know They Could Think Like Pros. Until They Did.

We gave students at Sheaf Training real briefs from real companies. They pitched their ideas to each other. What surprised everyone - including the students - was how commercially sharp the thinking turned out to be.

Why Do We Fall? A Series About the Projects That Didn't Go to Plan

Thinking out loud about digital products, design, strategy and the reality of running an agency. Honest takes from the Bravand team - including the projects that didn't go to plan, the ideas we couldn't shake, and the things we wish someone had told us earlier.

Who wants a community engagement platform built for them?

We've designed and costed a platform that solves a real, expensive problem for civil engineering and infrastructure organisations. We just need the right client to build it with.

Meet Kev the Dev: Calm in Complex Projects

For over a decade, Kevin Holloway has been quietly delivering some of our most complex work. From rescuing failing platforms to building systems that last, he’s the steady hand behind it all.

From UCL to 560+ Universities: CORE Econ

Born at UCL, CORE Econ has grown into a global teaching movement used by 560+ education institutions across 75+ countries. Here’s how the right digital platform helped turn academic innovation into worldwide adoption.

Meet Lou: Design That Actually Works

Louise Rankin blends creativity with technical clarity to build digital platforms that don’t just look great - they perform. Turning complexity into scalable, user-friendly systems clients can rely on long after launch.